The Sun. — London, England, 1864-08-19 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET AND COMECZILCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The excess of the sapply of capital in the open flarket over the demand for money has induced the brokers still further to lower their rates for accom— reodation. Notwithstanding this reduction, how■ ever, the public seem indisposed to negotiate their bills when a few days hence, further concessions may be granted. The quotations for first class bills are 7 2 1 , 6 per cent. The return issued by the Bank of England shows very satisfactory alterations. The discount business of the establishment has been reduced, and a conse quent failing off is exhibited in the other securities, While the reserves of notes and bullion have been largely increased. Annexed are the particulars :-- Active Circulation .. • • Decrease .. • • • • Bullion .. Increase .. • . • • Rest .. .. .. Increase .. .. Public Deposits .. .. lucrease Other Deposits.. Decrease Seven Day and other Bills Decrease .. Government Securities Decrease Other Securities .. Decrease Notes Unemployed .. .. Increase .. .. £21,027,495 .. 223,145 .. 12,725,759 • 115,834 • 3,67,,310 22,041 .. 5,145,800 .. 182,578 • 13,950,446 ,60,320 .. 526,614 4,030 10,897,095 200.000 • 20,600,841 .. 507,710 .• 5,666,065 • 342,340 The Council of the Bank of France have been enabled this week to show a very favourable balance sheet. The commercial bills representing the dis count business of the establishment have been reduced by £253,300, the advances by £20,000, the Bank noses in circulation by £320,000, and the current accounts by 1364,400, while an addition has been made of 1146.700 to tho bullion, and of £136,000 to the Treesnry balances. There were no bullion operations at the Bank yesterday. Daring the last few days there has been rather More activity in the markets for foreign and colo nial produce. Sugars have been dealt in to some extent at enhanced rates. Coffee has been in fair demand at steady prices, but the public sales of tea have proceeded without animation at about previous quotations. In the Tallow Market business has been rather dull for both present and forward delivery. Two o'CLocK. At Paris this day, according to Mr. Renter's telegram, the French 3 per Cents. were 66t, 45c. Ileavy. The market for English Stocks has exhibited symptoms of weakness, and a fall in the Funds of ir per cent, has ensued. Hardly any business has bte n in progress to-day, and the decline in prices is attributable rather to this than to any other cir cumstance. Consols are 89 I for money, and 89: for the account. General heaviness has prevailed in the Foreign Market, and business is very quiet. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 691 70; do. Consolides, 601 Mexican, 281 I; Greek, 231 Spanish Passive, 301 ; do. Certificates, 12: S ; Portuguese, 477, I; Russian, 88i i; and the Confederate Loan, 79 80. The dealings in the Railway Share Market have been restricted, and prices have shown increased reduction. South Eastern have declined 1:1, Great Northern A Stock, and Metropolitan, each 10a., and Great Western and Midland, each 53. The Foreign and Colonial lines continue inactive at:tormer quotations. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continue dull Without material alterations as rigards prices Aberaman Iron Works are quoted a 1 prem.; London Engineering, 1 2 prem.; Natal Invest ment, 1.1- prem.; and Maritime Credit, 11 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. . GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 4 per Cent. C0n.4018 Do Account,Aug.urrß .2 . per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent. BBi i i New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1891 Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 lO5l Atinumeo, 30 yrs, expire .sth Jan., 1880 — Do for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 110 (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 — Merch. June. Itxehequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 & 31 per Cent. Do 4500 , Do £lOO and £2OO rhink England Jtk, 5} per Ct. Do Account .. INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 2ll 10 13 10 Do Account — Do 6 per Cent. July, 1870 lio Account Do 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 9 9/ i a ..._ Do Certificates Do Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do 6i per Cent., May, 1879 Do 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 Du Bonds .61,0UU — pounder £l,OOO _ FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 4., ttstrian Bonds, 5 per Cent — nrazili an 5 per Cent Do 4i per Cent., 1852-58-60 b Do 1863 nenos Ayres 6 per Cent — "' L illian 6 per Cent. — v olornbian 6 per Cent Ca b;, 6 per Cent. .. 80f ~, Do 6 p er C ent . 1864 '''Ziatior New Consolidated, 1 per Cent •.• UO , Provisonal L an d Warrant.. D anish 3 per Cent., 1825 b Do 5 p er Cent, 1861 nYptian 7 per Cent lO2 G I -60 , Second Issue" — reek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — Account .. 23a -uo Coupons — ..,130 Account... u tla, telnala 6 per Cent. It 0 0 1839 and 1859 .alian .5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) v4saican 3 per Cent Do Account Do 1864.. Do French Scrip, Ex 25f 20c — D 0 6 r Cent. Anglo• French - -dis _ Ditto S pe crip, L 23 paid s o orish Imperial 6 per Cent Ne w Granada Do 2 per Cent. — Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) .. — Do Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 — „ Do do Aug., 1866 — r eruvian. 41 per Cent .. 1 10 3 per Cent. (Crribarren).. • — Do 41 per Cent., 1862 — De Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 64'3 — Do Account RuFsian 6 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Do 41 per Cent., 1850 — Do 1860 Do 3 per Cent 1859 Do 5 per Cent, 1862 Do Anglo-Dutch .. .. — Do Scrip, £4O paid tiar itubin 0 per Cent uo Account — °Paniph 3 per Cent 9, 0 Account Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive - . — 1)0 Account 3Ol I Spanish, Cert. of Coup not funded .. 8 u 0 Account w. rs ediali, 4 per Cent......... "' LI ° Scrip, £6O paid -- PD , Urttish 6 per Cent. 1854 __, P,.0 Account •• uo 8 per Cent. 1858 ............ .. 72 I 130 Account ,I)0 £3.00 Bonds " 6 per Cent. 1862 .......... . 7 7 0 6 i ~,,- " ( 3 Account ' lO Zlo^ Ronda.. 69i 0 0 D o 10,2 . . -- n V e ut untied, 4 per Cen . ... 4 1 ezu,,_ _, , . Cents •••• we . ic. Account,.,, •• •• D ° 6 per Cent., 1832 , 0 0 Account ',- S crip £45 paid die "0 11 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in London Austrian, 5 per Cent., Es. 10 Florins. }Li ) °, Account — - glan. 4i per Cent., Ex. 25f — Dutch 2i per Cent. Ex. 12 Ciuil ~ ba A --. 1, t r o. - . Per C ent. Certificates / A l an, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs.. 67 F --'4 ACcouult p r enoh Rentes, 2 por Cent..... pieNviau Dollar tilo Bonds, 4i p E er Ct. Ex. 4s. ed ntese, 5 per Cent., x. 25f — THREE O'CLOCK. Co „.,4801e Mo ney "0 Account 891 f Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market dull and irregular in prices. Sales probably 6,000 or 6,000 bales. fiIiARE LIARKETS—This day. Railways. 11.14. IBi • r Wol and Str. Llythe and Tyne. liost.,Sleat,andMid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do A ( A nets no div Do. B till Op c.p an.has I been paid to B. I Dublin& Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do 13 do Gt. S. an , i W. of Irelann Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & 'Yorkshire London and Blaokwa, I Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & Str,th Western Man., Shet, & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do t shares Metropolitan Midland Do New . . 86 48 126 127 6 7 35 36 16 17 ID 91 112 11f 17 48 132 131 148 141 131 (33 VO 92 139 70 1161 1 17} 66 68 10 (03 40 42 116; 117} 98 09 63} 66} 1 2 1 ? 13 1361 i 371 Do firming. 41; Derby Mid. (It. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kent ... Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwie Do, G.N.E. purehas, Do Leeds Do York North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. SV. Junction i i Scottish Central Scot E., Aber. Moo, p. 16.4 Do Scot. Mid. stook.. Shrews. and Welohpoo IShropshire Union .... ;South Devon ... ;South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun taines, Wok.,andWok. Stockton Dariingtonl Do Do New, MC Taff Vale Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford 86 Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.3:ll West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford all all 100 100 10() 57 59 35 /7 co 91 101 103 7 8 371 381 10} 111 u 8 165 17 9 0 p, 6 7 k. 3 4 p 12. 1 0 100 103 34 36 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS. p a id . l Closing Business I'rioe. ; done., 131 148 k 9 69 1171 / 103 4 / 1 I 1 14 171 112; ; 137 61 I 7 64 93i i 37 90 i 89,1 I 107 109 5 , “ 65i 251'04 105; IGO 64 66 93 94 126 129 1 76 78 lui 11 125 )30 39 41 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. tl.allways Itiantic & St Lawrence Boni.,Barodact.Cent Gu. 5 per cent... ' Do. New . Do. E. Shares... Bohai° and Lase Huron Do. Preference Bullalo,BrantazGodricl, p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 187% Do. do. July 1, 187: Do. do. June 1, 1;s, Clcutta.&S.Eastn.(l. , l ,, Cape Town Dock Seri Hutu. Bengal gu. b F. East Indian. gu. 5 p. c Do. do. (x Ext..... Do. do. II do. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 3d Pef. stock Do. do . deferred....:: Do. 4th Pref. stook... Do. do. deferred...... t.lndiarenin.gua.sp.c Do. New gua. 5 p. a... Do. Janu.ary, 1882 .. Gt. Soutb.of India (Lim gtiaranteed 5 per cent., Gt. W. of Canada Sharei , Do. New 1)o. 0 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8.. Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 P. 0 . Do. 41 p. o. Extension De, 4t d 0........ Do. Fifth Extension. Melb.Corp. is p. o. Bnd,. Melb. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. G Siortg. Bd4. N,Naßr imswica s Cand. Clabm A an 1 B. S.ltl.C'daii pa Ist pi bdb I Scinde ........., Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Punjaub Du. Do. ........ , Du. En dus.St. Flo. ) i)LoN laL (io Eit 6 p.c.J a Jui ti ui 1877-S4 Do. p. o. Feb. ct Aug Do. 6 p. o. Mar. .t Sept. I Do. Ep. o. Jo.n.&July. Do. 5 'lnscribed stool. G.llope, 6 p Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 Do. - 189( Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6 p c , Mauritius 6 per cent .. (Natal Gov. 6 per cont.. 1N.8.G0v.6p.0..)5.&Ju1) p..c.Ap. & N. S.W. Gov. 5 p 38, , Du. 5 p. c.,18/1 to Do. d0.,1888 & upwds ;New Zealand 6 p cent. !Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. sterling, 1875. I Queensland Gcv. 6 p. c. S. Ana G6p.c.1678.& up.. I Viallov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 'Do. :9 8 c.o. Ao.dtOct.. Closing Prioe. os du 101 102 idisp ) of 7} Si 75 80 75 60 75 60 97 9) 94 93 102 104 101 102 19} Ot 19f 20i 19 2, 71 73 60 63 65 67 55 67 48 51 43 45 27 29 26 28 1014 102 i par ip 99 101 9} 9} lit 11 f; 89 91 62 81 d fu 99} 1001 413 95 , 93 02 60 t 2 3 82 84 1001 1011 994 04 id par 94 100 i 94 96 1012 1 1 ~ lrili~ 96 99 s 6 99 98 102 b 4 86 84 86 104 106 107 109 1(8 , 10 106 108 110 112 Iq3 105 1 1 4 107 97 100 96 98 96 98 96 98 99 102 101 104 10a 107 109 110 BRITISH NI ,arnbrian Consol. Gold illiTord Amalgamated Devon G. Cone. (Taoist ) East Bassett (Illogan) East Clog-au Gold Ltd East Caradon ..... H:ast Cam Brea.. . E. W'l Russel (Tavistk.) Gam.dzSt.Aubyn(Gwen Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (ffelston Grenville .. ilemd's- Foot " i I ingston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret (iJny Lelant Starke Valley.. Myndy Iron Oro (Lim New Setun North Downs N. WWI Basset (Illoz,an North Wheal Crotty , Par Consols (St. Blaze) ',Vrovidenoe(Uny Lein'. !South Caradon(St.Cleer S. Cant Brea (Illogan) S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park foliar Silv.& Lead Min fin Crott West Basset (Illogan) W G , radon (Liskeard) West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogand Wheal Buller(Kedruth); Wheal Kitty (li.Lelant)' WhealLuct ott Wheal Mar yAnn ;Men ) Wheal Beton . . Wheal Treiawney (Lis.), wh4l i Union id 30 32 580 600 68 70 27 28} 8 8 k 5 56 5 7 2 26 27 29 7 741 118 40 31 4k 8 10 44 6 d 75 85 1 1 24 3 3 3) 40 42 480 500 42i 47} 28 30 /8 19 9 10 12 14 220 230 92 95 20 25 2.0.6 3.5. n 8 584 li 2 14 16 210 215 19 21 li 2 LtElek: LtENL Ift; oflAlMb Great "corthern, 5 per cent., red. at 5 per cent. pm., 1051 North Eastern, York, H. and Selby purchase, 101 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London and S.-Western 4i per cent., 103 LINES LEASED Al FIXED RENTAL& Chester and Holyhead, Ditto, 5 per cent., 112 London and Chatham, per Cent., Ditto. Corn. Fund stoic, 6 per cent., N 71 Loudon and Greenwich, 60 London, Tilbury, and bouthend, 98 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (lim.l gum. 7 per cent, 16} Recite and San Francisco (lien.), gua. 7.per cent., 151 Sambre and Meuse, 71 San Paulo gua. 7 per cent., 9! /01 Ditto, (all), 18 BANKS. Alliance (lim.). 61_3' alfilDitto, new, 58* 61 Angle Austrian. 74 Anglo-Italian, lim., 5j Bank of Egypt, 2dl Bank of London. 165 Bank of .tago, lint., 3 1 Chartered Alen pf India, London, and China, 61 Commercial Bank of India and the East, Ditto, issued at 10 pm., 27 I Consolidated Bank, lint., 111 10; Continental, lim., 16, English, Sco'ch, and Australian Chartered, 21 English and Swedish, lint.. 16 European Bank, lint., 14 Ditto (X. 51), 81 Imnerial Bank of ;Mina, India, and Japan, lim., 61 1 1 imperial Ottoman, 171 London B of tlexi,o and S. America, liro., 61 1 London Bank of Scotland, Bin., 16 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, Ditto (Z A 8* * London and Comity, 74t 3 London Joint Stock, 4 , i6u London and South-IVestern, 231 London and Westminster, 95 Merchant Bank, aim , 291 Mercantile and Exchange, lim., 181 1 Ditto. new, 154 15 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lim., 252 Oriental Baux Corporation. 5i Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi, lint., 121 south Australia, 37 IA South E stern, lim., 1)1 ; 101 10 Standard of British South Africa (limo), 29 Union of London, 54 3 31 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 71.70 MISCELLANEOUS. City Offices, lira., 4} Commercial Union, Insurance. 81 Consolidated Discount, hm., Credit lowlier of 3lauritius, Credit M r, 12,1 Crystal Palace. 6 per cent. perpetl. deb. 112 East Indian Financi i, him. 5 East India Irrigation and 4 'anal, It Egyptian Corn and Trading, lim., Electric Telegraph. MI E , glish and Australian Copper, 1i Financial Corporation. 1 Fore-strcet 'Warehouse, lien., 6 i Gen. Credit and Finance of London, Um, 7 61 I 'Judson's Bay, 14 t M E N 1.14.6 3.4.0 6.16. • 8.12 4.18.0 2.8.6 4.3 0 isll 3 3.1.0 2.6.9 18.1R.91 130.17.61 THE SUN, LONDON', FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 19, 1864. MISCELLAN EOUS—Continued. International financial , ociety, lira., Oj Joint Stock Discount, lim.. 7 Land Securities; 1 m., London Financial Association, lim., 251 Milwall Iron Works. 45 a National Discount Company, Rm., 14 Oriental Commercial. lim., 91f1 Peninsula and Oriental Steam. SO/ 1 Smith, Knight, and Co., lim., 4; a Societe Fina, ciere d' egypte lim., 5 Telegrat h construe. and Maintenance, 1im.,"41 POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CRUELLY FLOGGING A HORSE.—Richard Roberts, a draymbu in the employ of Messrs. Huggins, brewers, of Broad street, Golden-square, was charged before Mr Knox with unmercifully and cruelly flogging a horse. Mr Praetor, hairdresser, 65, Haymarket, saw the prisoner driving two horses attached to a heavily laden dray in the Haymarket. The prisoner set to flogging thr leading horse with great and uncalled for severity, and Mr Praetor, con sidering the prisoner's conduct very brutal, went to the office of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Pall Mall, and saw Mr Colam, the secretary, who sent two of the officers to the Haymarket, when they found the horse covered with weals, in a very distressed state sweating to such an extent that water was dr'pping on the stones. The prisoner was taken into custody. Hasemer, one of the society's officers, said the horse was not in a fit condition to do any kind of work, it being ill. On calling the prisoner's attention to the horse, he sa d he was obliged to take it out. The prisoner called two witnesses, who said the horse was not severely flogged, and the prisoner said that if the horse was examined no weals would he found on it, Mr Knox said, as fur there being no weals left on the horse, he well knew what a sponge and warm water could do in the way of getting rid of them. He believed the evi deuce of Mr Praetor and the officers, and Should fine the prisoner 20e or 14 days. UNPROVOKED ASSAULT BY A CAPTAIN'S SERVANT.-- Joseph Stannard, a tall powerfully-built young man, a Private in the Scots Fusiliers, acting as servant to a captain residing at 54, Curzon-street, was charged before Mr Knox with assaulting Joseph Burrell, 124 C. Burrell said that about 2 o'clock that morning he was trying the doors in Curzon-street, and when he came to Nu. 51 he found a key in the lock. He was about to ring the bell, when the prisoner walked up to him, and, making use of an oath, knocked him down, bruising his face and hurting his hand very much. A. gentleman came up to the house at the time, whom the prisoner said was Captain Stacey, his master, and he intormed the gentleman why he was taking his servant into custody. Mr Knox said he had no reason to doubt the constable was harmlessly doing his duty when the prisoner knocked him down. The prisoner said the constable must have seen him staiding near the door at the time the key was in it. The constable said the prisoner was half way down the street talking to a female. The prisoner said he was in the Scots Fusilier Guards, and wanted to get back to his regiment. Mr Knox fined h•m 40s, or 14 days in default. THAMES. DRUNK AND MAD. —Cornelius Leary, an elderly Irish man, was brought before Mr Paget charged with being drunk and disorderly. Joseph Halliday, police constable No. 329 K, said that yesterday afternoon, at half-past five o'clock, the prisoner, was swearing, hallooing, and raving in the Mile-end-road, near the turnpike gate, The prisoner said he had been in the army,and had killed a great many men in his time, and intended to kill a few more. The prisoner challenged a great many persons to fight, and they only laughed at him. The prisoner then challenged all the cabmen on the cab rank and the attendant Waterman to fight, and behaved so outrageously that he was obliged to take him into custody. William Frederick Girling, a hackney carriage attendant, said the prisoner attempted to pull the wheels off the cabs on the rank, and made a dash with his body against the Mile-end tollhouse, which withstood the shock. The pri soner then interfered with the horses on the oab rank, pulled his coat and hat off, and challenged him to fight. Tne prisoner at last went into the ~iddle of the road and shouted, and was taken into custody. Inspector Griffin, of the K division, said the prisoner was a pensioner, and had been a hackney carriage attendant, but he was dismissed for drunkenness, and was a very in• tempert.te roan. The prisoner was in the Mile-End-road for several hours yesterday and made a great disturbance. Mr Paget fined the prisoner 10s, and in default 7 days imprisonment. IVES INST ER. VIOLENT ATTACK WITH A POKER.—Michael Murray was placed at, the bar charged with feloniously assaulting and wounding John Jenkins. Prosecutor, whose head was covered with linen cloth, said that he lived at 7, DLcre. street, Westminster. At half past 8 last night he returned home, and had just entered the street door, when he was felled to the ground by a blow on the head by the prisoner. He than became in sensibl9, and was conveyed to the hospital. Mr Arnold asked what prosecutor knew of the pri• Boner. Prosecutor said that they both lived in the same house, the prisoner occupying an upstairs room, and the prosecu tor one below. Mr Arnold—What did he say to you before he struck you? Prosecutor—Nothing; I had had no words with him. Mr Arnold put several questions, with a view of aster • taining what difference had existed between them, when it appeared that they had long been on bad terms, although no recent quarrel seemed to have taken place. James Joyce, 261 B, said that he found the prosecutor bleeding profusely from a wound on the head, and took him to the hospital. He also apprehended the prisoner, who had been drinking, and took him to the station. The poker was produced, and was certainly a most formidable instrument. Pi isoner told a long, rambling story, and put some ques tions to the prosecutor, the answers to which did not serve him. Prisoner was remanded. THE EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF ATTEMPTING TO DROWN AN OLD MAN.—Ed ward Harper, 29, of York-street, Hackney, cabinetmaker, William Mansfield, 28, of Spencer• street, Shoreaitch, and John Leenara, 31, of York-street, Hackney, carvers, were on Wednesday charged at Worship -street Police-court with assault ing and nearly drowning Mr Meredith, chemist, residing in Leonard. street, Shoreditch. Henry Harling and James Ellis, two bricklayers, stated that while bathing in Sir George Duckett's Canal, at Hackney Wick, between 6 and 7 on the preceding evening, they happened to look round, and saw Harper and Leonard, one in the water and the other close to it, on the towing path. They were holding a handkerchief which was extended be tween them. An elderly man, the complainant, was standing on the bank, dressed, and looking on at the time. The prisoners suddenly dropped the handkerchief, and the prisoner who was on the hank pushed Mr Mere dith into the canal, there 7ft or Bft deep ; Harper jumped in upon him, and, placing his two hands upon his shoulders, he and the other prisoner forced him down into the water and held him there for some time. His head was six or seven inches below the surface. The witnesses called out that it was shameful to treat an old man in that way, and swam towards them, on which the two prisoners challenged them to fight, them, and got out of the cane laughing, leaviag the complainant in ir. He was in the water altogether about ten minutes. Ellis tried to lift him out, but could cot, on which Harting got on to the towing path, and lean ing over, grasped him, first by the hair and then by the collar, and so pulled him out, insensible. He was carried to a neighbouring public-house, where Mansfield wrung out his wet clothes, and the others offered him drink "to square it." Three railway labourers who were present were so in dignant at the men's conduct that they gave them a good thrashing. They cut the lip through of one and blackened the eyo of the other, and drove them out of the house. Harmer, 166 N, said while on duty there with another con stable in plain clothes, he saw the prisoners run past him, followed by a mob of about 60 persons, who were pelting them with brickbats and stones, and shouting to the witness to stop them. He and the other constable pursued, cap tured, and handcuffed Harper and Leonard. Mansfield followed them. He took them back to the public-house, where they found the complainant insensible, in which state he remained for halt au hour, and they were obliged to fetch medical assistance to him. All the prisoners appeared to him to b., sober, but one of them became ill in the cells in consequence of the rough usage he had received from the mob. The complainant's account of the affair was very in complete. He had met Harper and Leonard, whom he had enown before and professionaily assisted, at a public-house, where they remained come time; they told him they waisted to bathe, and asked him to take care of their clothes. This ho was doing when one of them, but he did not know which, came behind him, pushed him into the canal, and held hint down under the water till he became insensible, and he teu•t have been drowned but for the first witness's assistance. He did not wish to press the charge with severity, as he knew the prisoners, but he had also lust from 12s to 14s, which he could ill afford, as although a year since he was in very good circumstances, he had lately become much impoverished. Mr Graves, for the defence, was instructed that the whole was the result o: pure accident, caused by the handkerchief slipping out of the pri soners' hands, and urged the improbability cf their inten tionally injuring a man whom they knew, and against whom they could have no malice or bed feeling of any kind, The tree meat they had also received from the mob was so very severe that he hoped it would be taken into considera tion. Mr Ellison (the magi-trate) could not see that it was an accident, but he did not think, from the evidence, so much mischief was intended as had resulted from it. It appeared to him to be one of those stupid practical jokes some people were prone to, and which should not be allowed to escape some punishment. ManAffeld seemed to have had but little to do with it, and he might be discharged, but he should sentence the other priscners to a penalty of 20s, or in default to a fortnight's imprisonment in the House of Correction. London and North-Western Railway. MEETING THIS DAY. The half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders in this company was held this afternoon at the station, Easton square, Mr R. Moon, the chairman of the Board of Direc tors, presiding. The CHArb.NIA.N, without any preliminary remarks, moved the adoption of the report, the principal portions of which have been published. Mr WESTHEAD seconded the motion. Mr R. H. PALMER called attention to the extensions which were being made by the Midland Company, and which he thought would lead to serious competition. He wished to ask whether any arrangements had teen made with the Midland Company for the transmission of Northern traffic 07er the North-Western Railway, and whether the scandalous arrangements new in force at Lei cester and Rngby could be obviated. Mr MonaAN congratulated the company on the policy adopted by the board. When they adopted a policy of competition they caused a vast amount of unprofitable traffic. They ware now working with the Great Northern. the Great Western, and the Midland. He understood the board were about to guarantee 4 per cent. in perpetuity to he Bedford and Cambridge Company. He should like to know on what amount of capital the guarantee was to be given. Mr TAYLOR thought the Midland Company's high dividend would not long prevail, and hoped the North Western Company would not be driven into competition. The CHAIRMAN said the directors were on friendly terms, with the Midland Company and negotiations were in progress with them. He could not promise that there would be any reduction ot the company's expenses, for, while the Government pursued its present plan ot allowing everybody wh, pleased to rob them of their traffic, they must seek traffic elsewhere, and provide additional accom modation. With regard to the Bedford and Cambridge guarantee, he might say that arrangement between the companies was of long standing. The capital was about £240,000, of which the North Western Company held :bout £70,000. That company had received frum 4to 4f per cent., and it was thought advisable to convert it into a perpetual 4 per cent. guarantee. the report was then adopted unanimously. A dividend was then declared for the past half-year at the rate of 5/ per cent, carrying forward a balance of £17.081 14s 101 It was stated that Mr Tryer, of Liverpool, one of the 4udi ors, had undertaken to build rt church and schools at Stafford mainly for the benefit ct the compan3's workpeople. Some formal business having been transacted, the meeting was brought to a cl ose b y a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors, th e w h ole proceedings having occupied less than half an hour. MARKETS—Tids Day. NARK-LANE. Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of home grown wheat, both old and new, were but moderate. The trade, however, was in a sluggish state, at the recent fall in prices. New red wheat was quoted at 41s to 445, white 43s to 475, and Talavera 468 to 52s per quarter. There was a fair supply of foreign wheat on the stands. In most descriptions a limited business was transacted at the rates current on Monday. Floating cargoes of grain were in slow request at abou previous rates. Barley—the supply of which on sale was but moderate — met a slow inquiry on fanner terms, The malt trade was quiet at Monday's quotations. The market was well supplied with oats. Must qualities were in fair average request at late rates. Beans and peas ruled firm at late currencies. In flour, a limited business was transacted, at about stationary prices. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English 660 760 60 450 Irish .. — 1,400 Foreign 3,750 2,960 39,570 3,840 brie. NEWGATE AND LEA.DENTIALL. The supply of meat on sale at these markets is bit moderate. The trade for most descriptions is steady, at ful prices. Per 81b. by the carcase. a il ad inferior beef .. 3 0 3 4 Diddling do. .. 3 6 3 8 Prime large do. 3 10 4 0 Uo. small do. .. 4 2 4 4 Large pork .... 3 4 4 0 inferior mutton. 3 10 4 2 .dad Middling mutton 4 4 4 8 Prime do .. 4 8 4 lu Vaal Small pork Lamb ... 0 6 0 BOROUGH HOP. The market seems to be scantily supplied with all kinds of hops, The accounts from the plantations are less favour able, and the trade for last year's produce rules firm, at quite previous rates. Old hops, however, are a dull in quiry, and prices rule next to nominal. COLONIAL. TEA.—The public sales of China have proceeded withou any moderate change as regards prices. SUGAR.—Business has been active, and further advance has taken place in the value of Weot India. In the re iced market full rates are also current, common lumps Doing quoted 48s. to 495. per cent, COFFEE —A moderate amount of business has been done in Plantation Ceylon at steady quotations; other qualities were neglected. RlCE.—Only a limited business has been transacted, and there is no change to report in prices. TALLOW.—The market has continued very dull, P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 41s. 6d., and last three months delivery 435. 6d. per cent. The detective officer who sailed from Liverpool in the steamship City of Manchester, in pursuit of Frai:z Muller, the alleged murderer of Mr Briggs, has arrived at New York. The ship Vi ctoria, by which Muller was a passenger, had not arri ve d out up to the latest advices, so that the apprehension of the accused may be regarded as a certainty. LOSS OF THREE FISHERMEN AT GREAT YAR MOUTH.—EarIy on M onday, a small crab-boat carrying a lugsail only, left Cromer with seven hands for Yarmouth, for the purpose of joining a fishing-boat about being fitted out for the North Sea herring voyage. All went well until the arrival of the small craft at the mouth of the harbour. There was a stiff breeze from the north east at the time, and in rounding the north buoy an attempt was made to lower the sail, which, however, jibbed, and the boat instantly heeled over and capsized, submerging the crew. Four of the men at once rose to the surface, and were enabled to sustain themselves until they were rescued by another boat; but three poor fellows— Allen, a married man, between 30 and 40 years of age ; Blogg, about 40, also married ; and Grant, a young man Cromer. about 20—were not again seen. They all belonged to THE ECCLES FIND Op SILVER PENNIES.—In the notice of this find, in our Publication o f T uesday last, it was stated that of 1,000 ezam i ne d co i ns 964 were of Henry 111., 19 of John, and 17 o f a ru d e an d t h en un k nown type. It has since been ascertained that these last are silver pennies of William I. of Scotland, known in history as William the Lion. Obverse a crowned head in profile to the left (in one or two instances to the !iglu), with bold Roman nose, moustache, and beard. Legend : LE net wiLiet : E (sometimes) Imam)! (or) wrLeraurts. Reverse a sh,rt double cross; in each angle a star-like ornament, varying in different pieces, in form an d s i ze , f rom mu ll ets to stars of five, sift, or seven ray s, of spur-rowels. Legend usually uv e WA LTER, followed law illegibl e in some cases by a and even to the likeness characters denoting the mint town, of which the onl y one is ON EDNEEtvR (Edinburgh). Yesterday (Thursday) morning the Fellow of the Society of . Ant iquities who commu nicated the circumstances of the find to the Crown authorities received a latter from the solici t or to the Treasury, of which the following is a copy :—" Treasury, 17th August, 1864, Treasury Trove, Eccles. Sir,--Y our letter of the 12th August, instant, on the above s ubject has been reterred to me by the Lords of her Majesty's Treasury. I apprehend that, under the circumstances stated the coins found are unquestionably "Treasure Trove," and as such the property of her Majesty, by virtue of the Royal prero gative. There is no Act of Parliament under which the Crown's title is derived. Her Majesty is entitled under the Common Law of England. lam authorised by the Lords of her Majesty's Treasury to request that you will trans mit to me the treasure by some safe convveyance. Your application on behalf of the finder will be considered when my Lords shall have determined as to the disposal of the coins,--I am, sir, your obedient ser vant, 11. R. REYNOLDS, Solicitor, her Majesty's Treasury." It only remains to add that a thorough washing and cleans ing of the coins from the clay adhering to them has reduced the weight by more than one pound avoirdupois, so that the number (estimated by weight o nly) will not be so large as at first supposed.--Manchemter Guardian. HORRIBLE SCENE AT A GAOL, —Th e M ontrea l herald describes a horrible scene which was recently witnessed in Canada. The courthouse and prison of St. Scho:astique caught fire, the flames spreading with great rapidity. The prison contained six prisoners —three men and three women, The men were with difficulty rescued. The women could not be reached. One of them appeared at a window and piteously implored, Mon Dieu sauvez nous I sauvez nous I" To relieve her vas now beyond the power of man. Men, women, and children who were spectators of this scene fell on their knees, praying the Almighty to pity her. On the topmost step of a fragile ladder were the feet of the Rev. Mr. Barnabe, with hands clasping the iron bare, imploring the poor creature to pre pare to meet her God. Here, at the risk of his life, he gave tire dying creature the last consolation of his Church. Ere it was completed the black smoke becanie red, and in it the poor girl fell back to be neither heard ncr seen again, Her mother and sister were victims with her, but neither of th em was seen or heard from outside; suffecattort, no doubt, came early over them. These three Women bad been 0907 , -' I - destroying a uowl/-bor4 bakiat j for SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD RACES-THURSDAY. Although one or two of' the bookmakers protested in loud terms against the running of Pupil in the fist race, they subsequently plied their avocation with their usual industry ; the rienouncemext of the County Members' Plate having been " a ramp and a robbery" by one influential bookmaker, and the favourite's defeat in the next race established confidence in the ring, and the Ebor Handicap betting underwent fur ther extraordinary changes. Fine weather continuing, the attendance was unusually numerous, that industrious craft, the card sharpers, lining the way to Port Meadows in the hopes o; finding flats at the seat of learning. Before the races commenced East Lancashire was made favourte for the Ebor Handicap. At first 3to 1, then 7to 1, and finally 5 to 1 was taken about him for that event, whilst Welcome went cut of favour to 10 to 1; Raglan, at offers of 4 to 1, finding but few supporters. The Highflyer's dam colt had backers at 100 to 15, though he at one time looked some what fishy. The racing, which will be found amply detailed below, was only productive of passing incidents. The prin cipal event of the day, the Oxfordshire Stakes, was won easily by the Whitewall filly Finesse, sister to Ace of Clubs. Subjoined are full details of the running:— ':he County Members' Plate of 30 soya, added to a Handi cap Sweepstakes of 3 sovs each; winners extra. Three quarters of a mile. Capt. Christie's The Warrior, 3 yrs, 7st.. (J. Grimshaw) 1 Mr J. Wood's Pupil, 5 yrs, 7st 41b (Warrington) 2 Mr J. Coney's Bennie Glen. 3 yrs, Est 101 b.. (H. Covey) 3 Mr T. Robinson's Lady di Vergy, 3 yrs, bat lb.. (Page) 4 Mr T. Golby's Resurgam, 2 yrs, bet 71b .... (H. Clark) 6 Betting-5 to 2on The Wan ior, 11 to 2 agst Bonnie Glen, 10 to 1 bar two, 25 to 1 offered agst Pupil. Resurgam jumped away in front, followed by Bonnie Glen, Pupil, and The Warrior for a quarter of a mile, when Resurgam gave way, and The Warrior waited upon Bonnie Glen and Pupil to the distance, where he without difficulty took up the running and won by a length and a half—a neck separated second and third—Lady di Vergy close up. The Prince of Wales's Stakes of 50 soya, added to a Sweep stakes of 5 sovs each, for 2.yr-olds; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies, Bst 71b; attain penalties and allowances. Straight half-mile. Mr J. Smith's Sympathy. Bst 21b Captain Christie's Anti-Macassar, Sit 34) (incla lib ex) (F. Adams) 2 Mr Saxon's Brown Doe, Bst 4lb (H Sharp) 3 Sir C. Rushont's Canute, Bst, 71b (Pearson) 4 Mr Dark's Whitely f, Bst 71b Betting-2 to lon Anti-Macassar, 3to 1 agst Sympathy, 10 to 1 agst any other. Anti-Macassar jumped away in front, but was almost immediately passed by Sympathy, who carried on the run ning at her best pace until opposite the stand, where Anti- Macassar got in front, In the last half-dozen strides, how ever, Sympathy came again, and Anti-Macassar faltering momentarily under the weight, was beaten in the last stride by a short head—a bad third. The Purt Meadow Plate of 100 soya, a handicap for all ages; winners , xtra. Five furlongs straight. Lord Chesterfield's Black Lily, 6 yrs, 7st 91b (T, French) 1 Mr Cherry's Birdfinder, 4 yra, Bst 61b (Custance) 2 Lord Bateman's Gipsy G,rl, 4 yrs, 7st 81b (J. Grimshaw) 3 The following also ran :—Bolero, Land of the West, Countersign, Guardsman, Zara, Arcus, Starbeam, Lady Fanny Cavendish, and Worthless. Betting--5 to 2 agst Birdfinder, 4to 1 agst ..:Etna, 6to 1 agst Black Lily, 8 to 1 agst Zara, 10 to 1 each agst Gipsy Girl and Bolero, 100 to S agst Starbeam. Immediately the flag fell, Gipsy Girl got away with a clear lead, her nearest attendants being Zara, :na, Bird finder, Starbeam, and Worthless. Black Lily, " shut out" at the start, gradually got to the front, and at the dis ance joined Gipsy Girl, whom she headed opposite the stand, and after a splendid race, won by a head; four lengths separated the second and thiri. Worthless was fourth, ilitna fifth, and Zara sixth. Lady Fanny Caven dish and Arcus were the last two, The Selling Plate of 50 sovs, for all ages; selling allow- ances. Half a mile. Mr J. Coney's Bonnie Glen, 3 yrs (£3O), 7st 21b (Loates) 1 Mr Saxon's Ronnie, 2 yrs (£3O), sst 71b , (J. Griwshaw) 2 Mr George Augell's Metheis, 2 yrs (£3O), sst 71b (Barker) 3 The following also ran;—May, Trotty, Fanny Seaton, Regenerator. Betting-2 to 1 agst Bonnie Glen, sto 2 agst Medicis, 5 to 1 agst May, 7 to 1 agst Romola. The latter made play to the stand, whore Bonnie Glen, who had been lying second, closed up, and won in the last dt.zen strides by a neck; three lengths between second and third. Regenerator was fourth, Fanny Seaton fifth, Trotty sixth, and May last. The winner was bought by Mr H. Goater for 140 guineas. The Oxfordshire Stakes (Handicap) of 100 soya, added to a Sweepstakes of 15 soy, each, 10 It, and 5 only if declared, tic., winners extra. Two miles. Lord Annesley's Finesse, 3 yrs, 6st (J. Grimshaw) 1 Mr John Day's Teneriffo, 3 yrs, 7st 31b Mr J. B. Motris's Barham, 6 yrs, Sat 21b (Fordnatn) 3 Tippler and Jeannette also ran. Betting-7 to 4 ags: Finelse, 2to 1 agst Teneriffe, sto 1 Sacs agst Balham and Jeannette, 20 to 1 offered aget Tippler. The latter made play with a clear lead of Teneriffa (for whom he was startea to make running) for nearly a mile, when John Day's light weight went to the front, and Finesse, who had been lying off fourth, passed Balham and took third place. Half a mile from home the Tippler's mission was ended, whereupon Balham and Finesse joined Teneriffe. Approacaing the distance Balham, however, was beaten, and the other two raced in close company until opposite the stand, where Finesse rushed to the front and won easily by two lengths; Balham a bad third, the other two trotted in, Tippler being last. The Freemen's Plate, of 30 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 3 sovs each, tor all ages; winners extra. One mile. Mr W. Ilolman's Manchester, 4 yrs, Set .. (J Holman) 1 Mr E. Brayley's Pelios, 3 yes, ist (Cannon) 2 Mr Rochester s Ales, 3 yrs, Est 91b (Barker) 3 Mr Reldiff's Bianca filly, 3 yrs, 6st 51b (Holland) 4 Betting-3 to lon Manchester, 7to 2 agst Patios. Manchester made play throughout, and won in a canter by four lengths, half that distance separating the second and third ; the Bianca filly beaten cff. LATEST BETTING, fiREAT MOB HANDICAP. 9 to 2 agst Raglan (taken) sto 1 agst Last Lancashire (taken) 100 to 15 agat flighflyer's dam colt (taken) 10 to 1 agst Welcome (offered) BETTING AT MANCHESTER.--YESTEDDAY. There was a good attendance at the rooms to-day, but business was of a limited character. There was no feature worth special notice, with the exception of the revival of Est Lancashire for the Ebor Handicap. Closing prices:-- EBOR HANDICAE. sto 1 agst Raglan (taken) sto 1 agst Highflyer dam colt (taken) 6to 1 agst East Lancashire (taken and wanted) 100 to 15 agst Welcome (taken) 8 to 1 agst Caller Ou (offered) DONCASTER ST. LEGER. 2fa 1 agst Blair Athol (offered) 10 to 1 eget Baragh (taken and offered) 10(1 to 8 agst Claremont (offered—take 14 to 1) 20 to 1 agst Ely (offered) SmurcutNGs.—July26, Contract, out of Findon Stakes Goodwood. Aug. 11, at 155 p.m. Raglan, out of Berkshire Stakes, Reading —at 5 p.m. Gibraltar, out of Egham and Dover engagements—Gipsy Girl, out of all engagements at Egham—and Gardener, out of all engagements at Exeter. Aug. 13, at 9 R.M. Lord Waldegrave, out of Baron Stakes, Egham, and Oxford Nursery —ht 10 a.m. Retainer, out of Egham engagements—at 12 40 p.m. Victorious, out of Oxford engagements—at 410 p.m. Reindeer and Simple Maid, out of lig,ham engagements—at 510 p.m. Lytham and Waterh,o, out of all handicapo fo, which 'weights nave uppetsreU. Aug. 15, at 9 a.m. Sluggard, out of all engagements in 1864—a1l Lord Portsmouth's horses out of York engagements, 1864--Lady Clitdea and Colonel Crockett, out of Oxford engagements — Tarragona, out of Egham and Oxford engagements—Duke of Cambridge, out of all engagements—Ratcatcher and Itatcatcher's Daughter, out of all engagements, 1864-- Regina, out of Betting Stand and Town Plate at Egh am _ all Mr Cartwright's horses, out of Oxford handicaps-- Vigilant and Aristocrat, out of Straton Audley Nursery— Under the Cloud, out of Oxford engagements--at 410 pan, all Mr Robinson's horses, out of Egham engagements. August 16, at 9 a.m. Littlecote, out of Oxford engagements Cedric, out of Oxford Nursury—Light, out of Egham and Oxford engagements—Wild Boy, out of all engagements, 1864—Indigestion and Night watch, out of York engage ments—all Melvitle's horses, out of Stockton en- Eagements—at 10 45 a.m. Hymetus, out of Ebor Handicap at 4 p.m. all Mr Samuel's horses, except Tilt, out of Ox ford engagements. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1864. AUGUST. York August 2li I Devon and Exeter ..., 30 Plymouth Lichfie1d...... SE PT IMI3EIt. Weymouth 1 Baden-Baden Warwick September.... 6 Bridgwater 8 Leicester . ..... Doncaster .. Bre3on .. Richmond Royal Caledonian Hunt 21 Monmouth 22 Manciaester Autumn 23 NewmarketFirat October 27 OCTi Bedford Edinburgh and Lothians Club.. ticwmarket Second Oct lO NovE: Worcester Autumn .... 1 Shrewsbury Autumn .. 14 Lincoln Kelso .... Gloucester Newmarket Hong on 24 :MBER. Leamington &War. Hunt 22 IRISH. SEPTEMRER. Curragb 6, 7, 8 OCTOBER. Curragh lB, 19, 20 Business don• 109 1 IBER New Arrivals at the Zoological Gardens. The following interesting letter from the pen of Mr Frank Buckland appears in the Times :—" Those who are unfor tunately obliged to stay in London at this time of year may possibly like to know that many additions have recently been made to the Zoological Gardens, Regent's-park, Mr Thompson, the head keeper, not long since took out with him to India a consignment of fallow dear, American rheas, pheasants, peafowl, Californian quails, various kinds of ducks, &c , and landed them at Calcutta without a single death. He has lately returned from Calcutta, bringing back with equal success a large number of rare and valu able anirnsls, which are presented to the Zoological Society by the Baboo Rajenda Mullick, Mr A. Grote, and Mr W. Dunn. A list of these Mr Bartlett, the resident superin tendent, has given me ; they are three fine specimens of young rhinoceros, one rhinoceros hornbill, two concave casqued hornbills, green-necked peafowl from Burmah, sundry very hanasome Indian pheasants, besides other smaller birds, and two very large tortoises. One rhinoceros has been sent to the Dublin Zoological Society, the other two are in perfect health and condition, though the original rhinoceros is somewhat jealous of the attentions the illus trious strangers receive from visitors. The height of the male rhinoceros is 4 fret 3 itches, of the female 4 feet; the the length of the male 9 feet 8 inches, of the female 9 feet 4i inches; the girth of each being about 8 feet. One of the tortoises is a gigantic specimen, its weight being about 1501 b, and its girth 6:t. It seems very active and lively this warm weather. The large hornbills, which are placed close to the pelicans, are magnificent birds, and well worthy observation. Besides these Indian creatures the visitors should examine the little chamois, which has lately been born in the gar dens; it is about the size and shape of a small kid, and, although so young, is nearly as active as its mother. in the curious house which the beaver has constructed for it self Mr Bartlett informs me that the mother has laid up a nest of young, one of which came out for the first time into the pond on Saturday last ; another having died in the nest some days ago, the parents brought it out and laid it on the bank. I had hoped to have been able to report that the new pond contained a very large sturgeon, for on Tuesday last Mr. H. J. B. Hancock and Mr. Bartlett, learning that a fine specimen of this fish was tethered in the river Severn at Tewkesbury, went down to fetch it ; with much culry and labour they succeeded in bringing it alive as far as Paddington, where it unfortunately died, and vas, I re gret to say, transferred to Mr Groves's shop s.t Charing cross, and not to the comfortable pond, where we had hoped it would have lived many months. The, weight of this splendid fish was 2251 b., and it measure?, no leas than 8 feet 9 inches in length. I found that it contained an enormous mass of roe (such as is manufactured into caviare by the Russians), which weighed 421 b., and which, as a calcula tion showed, contained no less than 1,881,600 eggs. The visitors should not forget to examine the young salmon and trout which were hatched last year in the gardens, the salmon averaging 5 inches, and the great lake trout no less than 8 inches in length. They are perfect beauties, and it is quite a treat to look at them." AN ENGLISH LADY DROWNEY) IN LOCHAWE.- On Saturday the inhabitants of this sequestered district bordering on the lower end of Lochawe were startled with rumours of a young la o 4 having been drowned while bathing in the loch. Or, inquiry the painful tale was found to be too true. 'l' he 'unfortunate lady was Miss Grove, the daughter of an mr.inent member of the English bar of that name, who, with her mother and some other members of the family, had come a short time ago from the south to spend a few weeks in the Highlands. The occurrence was rendered all the more distressing by the painful catastrophe having been witnessed from the shore by the poor girl's mcther and sister. From the fact cf Miss Greve being able to swim, it is supp .sed that cramp or some attack of a like nature must have been the cause of the melancholy accident. Miss Grove was 20 years of age, and was about to be married. FALL FROM HUN STANTON CLIFFS.—A terrible accident occurred at Hunstanton, St. Edmund's, yesterday morning about 2 o'clock. William Oldfield, a photographer, having fallen asleep or the top of the cliffs, about 200 yards to the eastward of the Lighthouse, rolled over and fell to the rocks below, about 65 feet. The only marvel is that he was not killed instantaneously. At about 7 o'clock he was found among the rocks by a Mr Milne, and an alarm being given, assistance was speedily procured from the Co ►stguard station, and he was removed to the town. Though very badly injured, he was still alive, but it was deemed necessary to send him to the West Norfolk and Lynn Hospital by the 10.30 train. A letter from Toulon of the 12th published in the ,Ilessenger the Midi says that the stage coach which arrived there that morning from St. Tropez was forced to travel all night through fire. All the forests to the right and left of the road from Mede to llyeres were burning over an extent of 12 miles, At the hill of Grateloup, where the passengers found it necessary t.) alight and walk in order to relieve the horses, they were forced to traverse a complete tutnace, and the fir cones which fell under the horses' feet and on the travellers rendered their position ex tremely dangerous. But there was no time for reflection, for they were cJnapelled to quicken their pace in order to avoid being roasted alive. The following evening the horizon was more clear. The fire was stilt burning, but it was further off, and it wan driven to cards the sea by the mistral, which was blowing with terrific violence. The last accounts state that the fire in the forest of Reyest was extinguished by the troops sent from Toulon for that purpose. An ingenious " ealkerlator," in Jefferson county, New York, has been " footing " up some of the losses of the war; andlthe result of one section of his calculations amounts to these fac!s:—That enough men have already been slain to encircle the entire state of New York, if their dead b , dies were laid in one continuous line ; that if they were placed i❑ coffins and corded, they would count 39,0,0 cords; that if laid in a wall 25ft thick, and 301 t high, it would be over a mile in length; that if piled on a ten-acre lot, they would be nearly 200 ft high; that if laid upon the ground, they would cover every foot of soil in Jefferson county ; and, finally, that 75,000 tons of human blood have bosh spilt fn Dixie's Land—enough to turn every spindle in Lowell. Nay, if the tears were added to the flood, it would turn the machinery of the entire continent; and the un availing sighs would fill every ocean sail. A NEPHEW SUED BY ma UNCLE FOR FUNERAL ExPENSES —A case of an unusual and rather extraordinary character came under the notice of the judge of the Man chester County Court, on Tuesday, in which the plaintiff, Thos. Wilkinson, a shuttle maker, residing in Tibe-street, sued his nephew, Joseph Robinson, engine driver, Hyde road, to recover .£2 10s, a third share of the expenses con nected with the burial of the plaintiff's brother, who died insolvent. Mr Hodgson appeared for the plaintiff, who deposed that on the night of the funeral, on the sth of Feb ruary, an agreement was entered into between the plaintiff, another brother, and the defendant to divide the expenses. The brother paid his share, and the defendant promised to do the same ; but on being applied to he said he had consulted his wile, who was of opinion that the twu brothers were the parties liable to pay, and that the nephew ought not to be called on. The defendant, on being sworn, denied that he had ever made the promise alleged ; but his Honour thought the balance of testimony lay on the other side, and gave judgment for the plaintiff for the amount claimed. MYSTERIOUS DEATH OP A MAN AND WOMAN.— On 'Tuesday evening great excitement prevailed throughout the city of Worcester by the discovery of two bodies—a man and a woman—in the river Severn, close under the bridge. The deceased, a bargeman named Wm. Crumpton, and a woman, Ann Sharp, both apparently between thirty and forty years of age, have for some time past been living t ,getner as man and wife. They were missed in the morning, but no fear as to their fate was en tertained by their friends till the middle of the day, when information was given to the police, and the river was !Searched by some watermen, who succeeded in find. ing two bodies under the first arch of the bridge. They were lying in comparatively shallow water together, and had been dead some hours. The bodies were removed to the Bridge Inn, where they await an inquest. There seems to be no suggestion of any foul play; it is most probable that the man, who was drunk, fell overboard, and that the woman, who had been drinking, fell over with him in trying to save him. CURIOUS NAUTICAL EVENT,—An extraordinary freak of wind and tide occurred at Whitehaven last week. About 4 p.m. Captain Dodd, of the brig Astrea, was hauling over the south side of the harbour to the North hu ries, when the vessel, making a sudden lurch, broke her ropes, knocked her bowsprit holds out, and was carried out of the harbour in the face of a gale of wind right in, Captain Dodd and his crew, perfectly astounded, astounded, imagined that then, was nothing for it but a nolens voices voyage ; but they had scarcely made up their minds upon this point when the brig, as suddenly as before, took a turn and ran in on the beach by the buoys. The tide was continually flowing and ebbing during the time in which the Astrea was going through this marvellous performance, and the gale that was blowing seems to have partaken very much of the character of a whirlwind. Whatever it may be called, it was a whirlwind practically to the Astrea, which was carried out of the harbour us already described, with out the slightest signal, and as unceremoniously and in de spite of all control, turned and carried back in the direction indicated. Two of the hoppers were carried out of the hat , bour in the same manner and at the same time.—Citinber land Pacquct. DIVoIiCE AND RE•MARRIAGE. — The marriage re turns for 1862, which have just been issued, distill. guish the marriage of 28 divorced persons in the year. Ten of these marriages took place in London. Fifteen divorced men married spinsters, and two divorced men married widows; nine divorced women were married to bachelors, and two divorced women to widowers. There was also another instance, occurring at Birmingham, where a man and woman, once husband and wife, but divorced, were re married. The number of divorced persons is increasing, and hence these marriages of divorced persons ;ncrease ; the number repJrt , d in 1862 was abut three times as many as in any previous year. KNOWN THIEVES AT LARGE.--It appears from a recently issued blue book that last year there were in England and Wales at large 5,995 known thieves under 16 .years of age, and 28,261 above that age. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 o'CLocii. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.--This Day. OXFORD RACES—Tms DAY. (Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) INNKEEPERS' PLATE. Pupil 1 Gipsy Girl Birdfinder Twelve ran. MATcu—llawkshaw best Rappel. PRINCESS OF WALES' STAKES. Rose 1 Umpire Black Lily .. 3 Seventeen ran. NURSERY HANDICAP. Saloon Lovelace Discretion Sixteen ran. Dead heat for second place. SELLING PLATE. Lazzaroni Mithap colt 2 Roma Six ran. STAND PLATE. . Rosel .............. Loafer • Batsman Three ran. CITY MEMBERS PLATE. Clementi .; ............ Manchest er 2 LATEST BETTING. GREAT EBOR HANDICAP. No change. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. AMERICA. (RECTER'S ETLEGRAMS.) ARRIVAL OF THE SCOTIA. (jia Crookhaven.) NEW YORK, AUG. 10, Morning. The Confederates had retired from Maryland, and Averill overtook and defeated them at Moore field, Virginia, eapturirg 600 prisoners and four guns. Admiral Farragut's fleet passed Fort Morgan, Mobile, and had disabled the Confederate rams. He was approaching the city on the 51 inst. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, Aug. 10, Morning. Money easy. Gold, 2541. Exchange on Lon don : Bankers' bills, 274 ; on Paris, 2.10 to 2.7! ; Stocks steady. New York Centrals, 1311. Illinois Shares, 1291. Erie, 113. 6 per Cent. United States 5.40, Bonds, 139/. Cct•un quiet. Middling Up• land, 175 to 178. Flour, wheat, and corn deciin ing. Provisions dull. Coffee good inquiry. Sugar dull. Molasses steady. Petroleum crude, 52c.; re fined, 83c. to 85c. LONDON GAZETTE—This Evening. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, Aro. 13. Notice is hereby given that the State apartments at Windsor Castle will be dosed to the public on and after Tuesday next, the 23d inst., until further orders. DOWNING STREET, At G. 17. The Queen has been pleased to ratify and confirm the appointment of Benjamin Vickers and Charles Royes, Esqe., to be members of the Legislative Council of the Island of Jamaica. WAR OFFICE, PALL MALL, AUG. 19. 48th Regiment of Foot—Major-General the Hon. Arthur A. Da zell, from the SSth Foot, to be Colonel, vice Gene. ral Sir James Reynett, K.C.8., decea se d. 88th Regiment of Foot—Major-Gener a l Montague C. John• s'one to be Colonel, vice Major- General the Hon. Arthur A. Dalzell, transferred to the 45th Foot. FOREIGN-OFFICE, ArG. 17. Richard Rowley Adams Richards, Etq., has been pro moted to rank of Paymaster in her .51ajteity's Fleet, with seniority of 29th May, 1864. BANKRUPTS. The following are the only bankrupts of commercial im portance in the Gazette : George Edwards, beer retailer, Ipswich George Horner, boot maker, Bradford Samuel H. Turner, shipbroker, Liverpool Tho , oaa Gee, cotton s inner, Oldham Wm. Knight, provision merchant, Walsall Wm. Strange, cattle dealer, Leisester Richard \losey, fishcurer, Salford Walter Wright, bu cher, Nottingham Wm. Pratt, termer, March, Cambridgeshire Wm. H. Musgrave and Wm. Reynolds, jewellers, Sek forde-street Thomas Puddicombe, tobacconist, Waterloo-road Thomas Parslow, butcher, Bayswater Richard Baker, tailor, Bond-street, Chelsea Edward T. Druce, butcher, Praed-street BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. Noah Marshall, painter, King's-cross Richard E. Ruffe, surgeon, Bingley SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. George Williamson and Co., manufacturers, Glasgow David Grubb, baker, Ceres William Mackenzie, fisher, Campbeltown Andrew Bennet, cabinetmaker, Uoldstreesta Leonard Brothers and Co., ironmasters, Croy Course of Exchange,—This Day, Amsterdam Pit o Rotterdam — 12 1} 12 1/ Antwerp Brussels .— 25 65 25 721 Hamburgh - 13 9} 13 9} Paris .Ditto Marseilles — 25 65 25 73 Frankfort on Maine — 1201 120/ Vienna Trieste Petersburgh .. . 33} 301 Berlin — Madrid Cadiz — 48 481 Leghorn — 25 75 25 80 Milan — 25 80 25 85 Genoa — 25 75 25 821 Naples Palermo — 25 60 25 85 Messina — 25 80 25 85 Lisbon - 611 511 Oporto Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard)..... per cz., L 3 17 9 Silver in Bars (Standard) SHIPPING-THIS DAY, LONDON, Aug. 19.—Windt this day at noon—N.W.; light breeze and fine. SOrTHAMPTON, Friday Morning. Arrived—Laura, from Shundewall—Juno, from Nord.. maling—Glean, from Shields—Ripon (steamer), from Alexandria—La Aleeange, from Carentan. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, August 15—Chiettain, from Archangel— Clemens, from Flushing—Ken, from Riga. Arrived, August 13—Charlotte Stringer, from Arch• angel—Waterloo, from Rotterdam. Sailed, August 19-1301dera (screw steamer), for (}others• burg—Sir R. Peel (screw steamer), for Dunkirk—Rhi ne (screw steamer), for Boulogne. GARIBALDI ON THE AMERICAN WAR,—In letter to the editor of La Nation Suisse, Garibaldi says :-- " I desire to add my name to the 4,000 citizens of Geneva who have addressed the United 6tates in favour of themain tenance of the constitution and the abolition of slavery, and I hope in so doing to obtain the approbation of the Liberal press, and of all my fellow citizens. Glory to Switzerland The old home of liberty deserves to stand in the vanguard of human emancipation. From a fatality now weighing on nations, we see great peoples grow less, and even disappear before the lying flattery of d espot i sm, and the champions of freedom become the police of tyranny. Well, let Swit zerland take the lead till nations repent. Tyrants pas' away ; nations are immortal. What avails a minority? We shall conouer by the aid of our old traditions ; and we shall again eee tyranny melt before the popular pbula" as snow before the sun. We shall conquer because we have right, justice, and brotherhood on our side. Let me now call the attention of Switzerland to a great fact. The American republics present to the world the P p!o -tad() of the connection of the peoples. An aggression against the Peruvi an t err i tcry, conip l e t s d by the Spanish Bourbons, has raised a cry of shame and vengeance from all her sister nations. If th e e lder sister of republics wil send one word of comf or t t o her suffering sister, it wouldl be a striking contrast to the shameful leaguer of tyrants against liberty, which we now see in Europe. Mind this— Poland swamped by Russia amid the apathy of all is the first step to a return to the barbarism of the middle ages. If the partition disgraced the 18th, the destruction of PO land is a lasting blot on the 19th century. Alas! our my lisati,,n as yet is but false?' lA MOTHER ABSENCE THAT COULD VERY WELL BE SPARED.—The Princess Alathilde kept away from the reception of the King of Spain at St. Cloud, it appears, following in this the example of the Prince Napoleon. 100 Sk 1 4tt - Tk stook stock 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 stook took 20i 10i iOO 100 10 took dock dock irock 40( k stock B'ook Paid. all 1 all all 2 100 100 100 1 - i l' 104) 100 100 100 100 1011 1021 i 9& I 100 } 00 i iit I kr 11lf 971 7